China is the largest buyer of U.S. Debt.

"China is reportedly thinking of halting US Treasury purchases and that's worrying markets."

This is the LAST thing America needs

In particular, with the Debt Ceiling debate due to rear it's ugly head again, and the Trump administration trying to push through campaign promises, such as infrastructure spending, not to mention the Great Wall of Mexico.

With China considering cutting off the US, combined with the much publicized TAX cuts enacted by the Trump administration, the question has to be asked...

Where is all this extra money going to come from?

"If China stops buying Treasuries, the market could suffer," strategists at Jefferies said. "Treasury financing needs are going to rise significantly in 2018 and beyond relative to recent history, so Treasury is going to be looking for as many sources of demand as they can find."

This is what we know so far:

Trade tensions between the two countries could provide a reason to slow down or halt Chinese purchases, according to the report.

Chinese officials think US debt is becoming less attractive compared with other assets.

China a long with her allies has been steadily moving away from using the US dollar as a reserve currency.